The results showed that Thiomersal can induce blood and organ levels of organic mercury which are
well in excess of the minimum toxic levels in adults and fetuses . . . Although Thiomersal is an ethyl
mercury compound, it has similar toxicological properties to methyl mercury and the long-term
neurological sequelae produced by the ingestion of either methyl or ethyl mercury-based fungicides
are indistinguishable. (p. 962–963)

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I would absolutely not use that. Have you tried garlic drops in the ear? We've used the storebought and homemade with great success for my son's chronic ear infections. If it is really bad and not going away with home treatment though, there *is* a time and a place for antibiotics.

I would absolutely not use that. Have you tried garlic drops in the ear? We've used the storebought and homemade with great success for my son's chronic ear infections. If it is really bad and not going away with home treatment though, there *is* a time and a place for antibiotics.

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Originally Posted by melilo

I don't have any experience with ear infections... But, there are antibiotics that are perfectly fine to use while nursing.

I've taken a couple for various reasons, but amoxicillin was the most gentle on my and my baby's tummy.

Erythromycin gave me horrible stomach cramps, and clindamycin gave LO the runs.

Well they took a culture right in the beginning, and immediately gave me antibiotic drops and a cream for my outside ear itself (my ear was getting really bad from drainage, probably spread while sleeping). It was so bad I didn't hesitate on those.

It didn't seem to be getting better at all, so I took oral antibiotics next...

So it started getting better, but its not fully fixed, and the doctor wanted to try this ear rinse. He said nothing about it being mercury, i found that out when I looked it up, and that's why I got on here, thinking I must be confused!

Part of the problem overall is that there were three (YES THREE!) kinds of bacteria in my ear. Then the fact that I was allergic to neosporin (found that out with a previous infection) and couldn't use those drops or cream... And then I started reacting to the cream they gave me for my ear 2 weeks ago. Maybe I was reacting to it from the beginning, my skin was so itchy and gross we didn't know.

I've never tried garlic, but it does give me migraines, so that might be a concern. What does it do, exactly?

nothing on hale's site and I don't have his book, but i did find this list of medical journal articles that includes on one the toxicity following ear therapy. have you tried saline rinses and hydrogen peroxide rinses. you don't eat the garlic, you put garlic drops in your ear.